Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's a tutorial on it that I wrote a couple yrs ago: http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/technical/dodge-burn.php -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 2/9/13 7:49 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >Thanks, Chris, I did use the highlight-shadow adjustment but maybe too >much >which leads to the un-natural look? I'm not up on masking but will look >into it. > >Tina > >On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 7:26 PM, Chris Crawford ><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com >> wrote: > >> Tina, I think it looks un-natural. I'd have left the saturation alone, >>it >> wasn't the problem. The problem was contrast. To fix contrast, try the >> highlight-shadow adjustment in Photoshop, or try masking the bright >>areas >> and darkening them with a curves adjustment layer. >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> On 2/9/13 5:25 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >> >PESO: >> > >> >I have to give a talk tomorrow and have been working on the slide >>show. I >> >tried another photo of people waiting: >> > >> >http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/148700472 >> > >> >The sun in Honduras is really fierce. I desaturated this one by 30. >> >Still >> >too bright? >> > >> >C&C greatly appreciated. >> > >> >Tina >> > >> >-- >> >Tina Manley, ASMP >> >www.tinamanley.com >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Leica Users Group. >> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > >-- >Tina Manley, ASMP >www.tinamanley.com > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information